S6E238 - Dolores Barrios

About this episode

The episode explores a bizarre incident at a 1954 spacecraft convention where attendees believed they encountered actual aliens.

In August 1954, thousands of believers gathered at Giant Rock in Southern California for a massive spacecraft convention, completely primed by "contactee" speakers describing what aliens from Venus supposedly looked like. The event took a bizarre turn when a strikingly beautiful woman and her two companions walked into the crowd, sporting the exact unusual facial features and intense eyes the speakers had just detailed. Panic and fascination erupted as attendees became convinced they were looking at actual Venusians walking among them—a chaotic mystery that only deepened when the trio reportedly fled into the desert night. ----------------- Head to asylum817.com - the official website of the host and visual artist, Billie Dean Shoemate III ----------------- This podcast can also be heard on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Pandora, and wherever you get your Podcast listening experience. ----------------- Want to advertise on the show? Got a personal brand, business, event, charity, or side hustle you want to promote? Advertise on Strange Places here: https://www.fiverr.com/s/e6GX1WE -----------------

People in this episode

Host: Billie Dean Shoemate III

Guest: Dolores Barrios

Topics covered

• UFOs
• aliens
• 1950s culture
• mystery
• contactee phenomenon

Keywords

• Giant Rock
• UFO convention
• aliens
• Venus
• 1954
• mystery
• contactee

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Giant Rock, Southern California, Venus

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